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2516,"Add 'optional' argument to model fields as shortcut for ""blank=True, null=True""",tvon@…,adrian,"I have read http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/28/django-tips-difference-between-blank-and-null and can understand the logic behind having both the blank and null arguments, but the reasoning for this (""there are times when you need it"") seems to be the exception and not the rule. Wouldn't it make sense to provide a keyword agrument 'optional' that, when true, shortcuts the otherwise confusing ""blank=True, null=True"" arguments?
I think this would make things eaiser to understand for newcomers who want optional fields while still providing the same flexability with.",enhancement,closed,Core (Other),,normal,wontfix,,,Unreviewed,0,0,0,0,,